Kishan Reddy urges clean-up of electoral rolls, warns against obstruction
Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy emphasized the need to clean up electoral rolls by removing names of non-Indian citizens during the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision in Telangana. He called for cooperation from all parties and warned against obstructing election officials, while accusing opposition parties of spreading misinformation. Reddy also criticized Telangana's high fuel taxes and urged state authorities to address agricultural concerns like crop procurement and insurance.
- ▪G. Kishan Reddy stated that names of Rohingya or Bangladeshi nationals must be removed from voter lists during the ECI's revision exercise.
- ▪He asserted that BJP booth-level agents would cooperate with officials and urged other parties to do the same.
- ▪Reddy accused the BRS and Congress of adopting a provocative stance toward election officials and spreading malicious propaganda.
- ▪He highlighted that similar electoral revisions occurred under previous Congress regimes without protest.
- ▪Reddy criticized Telangana's 35.2% state fuel tax and called on Congress ministers to focus on farmers' issues and crop insurance implementation.
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Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy on Sunday (May 17, 2026), asserted that the names of Rohingya or Bangladeshi nationals must be removed from electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise initiated by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Telangana.“I state this categorically: if the name of any individual who is not an Indian citizen appears on the voter list, authorities must verify and remove it,” he said and stated the BJP’s Booth Level Agents (BLAs) would fully cooperate with election officials in the process, hence other parties too should follow suit.Addressing a press conference at the party’s State office, Mr.
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